14 CFR § 194.207 - Alternate requirement for practical tests and training in a powered-lift.

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title: "14 CFR § 194.207 - Alternate requirement for practical tests and training in a powered-lift."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "194.207"
section_name: "Alternate requirement for practical tests and training in a powered-lift."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "OTHER SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "194"
part_name: "SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION NO. 120—POWERED-LIFT: PILOT CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING; OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44705, 44707, 44712, 44713, 44715, 44716, and 44722; Sec. 955 of Pub. L. 118-63."
regulatory_source: "Docket FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. 194-1, 89 FR 92489, Nov. 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 194.207 Alternate requirement for practical tests and training in a powered-lift.

(a) *Required equipment for the practical test.* Notwithstanding the equipment requirement in § 61.45(b)(1)(ii) of this chapter and the limitation specified in § 61.45(b)(2) of this chapter, an applicant for a certificate or rating may use a powered-lift that is precluded from performing all of the tasks required for the practical test without receiving a limitation on the applicant's certificate or rating, as appropriate.

(b) *Waiver authority for a practical test conducted in a powered-lift.* An Examiner who conducts a practical test in a powered-lift may waive any task for which the FAA has provided waiver authority.

(c) *Flight training on waived tasks.* Notwithstanding the requirements in §§ 61.107(a) and 61.127(a) of this chapter for training to include the areas of operation listed in § 61.107(b)(5) or § 61.127(b)(5) of this chapter, as applicable, an applicant seeking a private pilot certificate or commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating concurrently with a powered-lift type rating is not required to receive and log flight training on a task specified in an area of operation if the powered-lift is not capable of performing the task, provided the FAA has issued waiver authority for that task in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section.